Where does “luguber” come from?

luguber (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French lugubre, from Latin lugubris, from Latin lugeo, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

luguber (Norwegian Bokmål): lugubrious

Definitions

  1. lugubrious

Ancestry of “luguber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlugubregloomy, mournful, lugubrious
2Latinlugubrisof or pertaining to mourning; that causes...
3LatinlugeoI mourn, grieve, lament
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Latin lugeo →Every word from Latin lugubris →
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